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Recommendation 32
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Paragraph: 178
Require MoJ to publish plan and timeline for collecting primary carer data.
Recommendation
It continues to be a concern that the MoJ does not know how many women in prison are primary carers. Without this data, it is not possible to assess the specific needs of mothers in prison, or how well these needs are being met. We note that the MoJ is considering how to improve the central collection of this information by making changes to the questions in the Basic Custody Screening Tool. The MoJ should set out what work it is doing to ensure that vital information, such as this, is collected and published. It should also set out an indicative timeline for the collection and publication of this data.
Paragraph Reference:
178
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 21 October 2022. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗